The Storehouse of Sundry Valuables

Overview

This sūtra collects 121 lively and colorful stories and parables from the time of Śākyamuni and his disciples to that of King Kaniṣka of the second century C.E. Complete in one volume.

Stories and anecdotes of Buddha and his disciples

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The Storehouse of Sundry Valuables

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Taishō 203

Volume 4

The Storehouse of the Sundry Valuables

The Storehouse of the Sundry Valuables includes such famous stories as the narrative of the spiritual and political relationship of King Kaniṣka with Aśvaghoṣa (Fascicle 7) and how the monk Nāgasena caused King Milinda to embrace the Buddhist faith (Fascicle 9). A number of these tales appear to be based on historical facts, and such internal evidence, such as the appearance of King Kaniṣka, confirms that this work was compiled after the second century C.E.

SourceTranslated by Kiṃkārya and Tan-yao into the Chinese as Zabao zang jing (雜寶藏經). 10 fascicles. .

Table of Contents

A Message on the Publication of the English Tripiṭaka NUMATA Yehan vEditorial Foreword HANAYAMA Shōyū viiPublisher’s Foreword Philip Yampolsky ix

Translator’s Introduction Charles Willemen 1

Chapter IParable 1: King Daśaratha 6Parable 2: The Prince Who Saved His Parents with His Own Flesh 9Parable 3: The Little Parrot That Supported Its Blind Parents 13Parable 4: The Country Called Rejection-of-the-Aged 14Parable 5: The Buddha Expounds the Doctrine to His Mother Māyā in the Trāyastriṃśa Heaven 19Parable 6: The Buddha’s Explanation about His Former Mother Kacaṅgalā 20Parable 7: Maitrakanyaka 21Parable 8: The Lady Padmāvatī 25Parable 9: The Lady Mṛgāṅkavatī 28

Chapter IIParable 10: The White Elephant with Six Tusks 37Parable 11: The Hare That Roasted Itself and Offered Itself to a Great Sage 39Parable 12: The Good Monkey and the Evil Monkey 40Parable 13: The Buddha Extinguishes Three Fires with the Water of His Knowledge 41 Parable 14: In Benares There Was an Elder’s Son Who, Together with a Celestial Spirit, Moved the King to Pious Conduct 43Parable 15: The White Fragrant Elephant of the King of Kāśī Nourishes His Blind Parents and Conciliates Two Countries 45Parable 16: In Benares a Younger Brother Mildly Reproves His Older Brother; Consequently They Get Through to the Prime Minister and Urge the King to Convert the World 47Parable 17: Brahmadatta’s Wife Is Jealous and Hurts Her Son Dharmapāla 48Parable 18: The Bhikṣu Darva Is Slandered 49Parable 19: Revata Is Slandered 51Parable 20: Rādhikā, the Ugly Daughter of King Praṣenajit 52Parable 21: King Praṣenajit’s Daughter Suprabhā 55Parable 22: Once Two Brothers, Sons of a King, Were Expelled from Their Country 57Parable 23: The Wife of Sudatta the Elder Nourishes the Buddha, and the Couple Are Recompensed 58Parable 24: Sāraṇa Bhikṣu Is Beaten by King Caṇḍapradyota 59Parable 25: A Palace Attendant Redeems Bulls That Were to Be Gelded and Regains His Manhood 62Parable 26: Two Palace Attendants Have an Argument 63Chapter IIIParable 27: Two Brothers Both Go Forth 66Parable 28: Kokālika Slanders Śāriputra 68Parable 29: The Stanzas of the Dragon Kings 71Parable 30: Devadatta Wants to Harm the Buddha 82Parable 31: The Jīvṃjīvaka Bird 83Parable 32: The White Swan King 84Parable 33: The Big Tortoise 85Parable 34: Two Scheming State Councillors 86Parable 35: The Wild Cock King 88Parable 36: The Kṛkara Bird 89Parable 37: The Aged Seer 89Parable 38: The Two Traders 91Parable 39: Eight Gods, One after the Other, Ask about the Doctrine 92Chapter IVParable 40: A Poor Man Gives Lumps of Parched Barley Flour and Presently Obtains His Recompense 98Parable 41: A Poor Girl Gives Her Two Coins and Obtains Her Recompense 101Parable 42: Khānu, a Painter from Gandhāra, Arranges for Food and Obtains His Recompense 103Parable 43: Kapila and His Wife Sell Themselves, Arrange a Gathering, and Presently Obtain Their Recompense 104Parable 44: A Śrāmaṇera Saves Ants from Water and Is Recompensed with Long Life 107Parable 45: The King of Gandhāra Attends to an Old Pagoda, and His Life Is Prolonged 107Parable 46: A Bhikṣu Repairs a Hole in a Temple Wall, and as a Recompense His Life Is Prolonged 108Parable 47: An Elder’s Son Meets the Buddha and Asks to Lengthen His Life 108Parable 48: An Elder’s Son Becomes a Servant, Arranges a Gathering, and Obtains His Present Recompense 109Parable 49: Pūrṇa Gives the Buddha a Bowl of Food and Obtains His Present Recompense 111Parable 50: Māhaprajāpatī, Who Gives the Buddha a Garment Made of a Golden Fabric, and the Craftsman Who Pierces Pearls 112

Chapter VParable 51: A Goddess Worships Kasyapa Buddha’s Pagoda with Her Flower Garland 121Parable 52: A Goddess Worships Kasyapa Buddha’s Pagoda with Lotus Flowers 122Parable 53: A Goddess Observes a Fast Day Following the Eight Precepts and Is Reborn in Heaven 123Parable 54: A Goddess Worships by Lighting a Lamp and Is Reborn in Heaven 125Parable 55: A Goddess Met the Buddha While Riding in Her Cart; She Was Happy and Went out of Her Way 126Parable 56: A Goddess Scattered Flowers over the Buddha, and They Were Changed to a Parasol of Flowers 127Parable 57: Srlpunyamatl Worships the Buddha’s Pagoda and Is Reborn in Heaven 128Parable 58: An Elder and His Wife Construct a Stupa and Are Reborn in Heaven 129Parable 59: An Elder and His Wife Are Devoutly Respectful; She Greets the Buddha and Is Reborn in Heaven 130Parable 60: A Heretic Brahman Woman Learns That the Buddha’s Disciples Are Holding a Fast, and She Is Reborn in Heaven 131Parable 61: A Poor Woman Gives Her Piece of Cloth to Sudatta and Is Reborn in Heaven 132Parable 62: An Elder’s Daughter Does Not Believe in the Triple Jewel; Her Father Engages Her with Money to Observe the Precepts, and She Is Reborn in Heaven 133Parable 63: A Girl, Sweeping the Floor, Sees the Buddha; She Is Happy and Is Reborn in Heaven 134Parable 64: An Elder Constructs a House, Invites the Buddha in Order to Worship Him, Donates His House, and Is Reborn in Heaven 134Parable 65: A Woman Gives Sugar Cane to an Arhat and Is Reborn in Heaven 135Parable 66: A Woman Anoints the Buddha’s Feet with Perfume and Is Reborn in Heaven 136Parable 67: A Servant of the Elder Sudatta Takes Refuge in the Triple Jewel and Is Reborn in Heaven 137Parable 68: A Poor Woman Begs for Food from the Buddha and Is Reborn in Heaven 138Parable 69: An Elder’s Servant Brings Food to Her Master, Meets the Buddha and Gives It to Him, and Is Recompensed with Rebirth in Heaven 138Parable 70: An Elder Constructs a Lecture Hall for the Buddha and Is Recompensed with Rebirth in Heaven 140Parable 71: An Elder Sees That the King Constructs a Pagoda; He Constructs a Pagoda Too and Is Recompensed with Rebirth in Heaven 140Parable 72: A Merchant Constructs a House, Offers It to the Buddha, and Is Reborn in Heaven 141Chapter VIParable 73: Lord Sakra’s Questions 144Parable 74: The Saving of Ajnatakaundinya and Others, and an Explanation of the Past 154Parable 75: The Sakya Son Ksema Has an Eye Sickness, but When He Takes Refuge in the Three Precious Things, His Eyes Are Purified 155Parable 76: Seven Kinds of Liberality 157Parable 77: The Land of King Chia-pu Suffers a Drought, and by Bathing the Buddha, the People Obtain Rain 159Parable 78: An Elder Invites Sariputra and a Mahallaka 160Chapter VIIParable 79: A Brahman Gives His Wish-Granting Gem to the Buddha, Goes Forth, and Attains the Path 167Parable 80: Dasabala Kasyapa Stops the Bleeding of the Buddha’s Foot with True Words 168Parable 81: The Buddha Sits underneath the Bodhi Tree; and Papiyan, the Devil King, Wants to Come and Upset Him 169Parable 82: The Buddha Explains the Misfortune of Profitable Offerings to the Bhiksus 171Parable 83: On the Way to His Execution a Thief Sees the Buddha in the Distance; and Being Happy, He Is Reborn in Heaven 172Parable 84: Someone Whose Hands and Feet Had Been Cut Off as a Punishment Is Moved by the Buddha’s Kindness and Is Reborn in Heaven 173Parable 85: An Elder Offers Delicious Honey Syrup to Passers-by and Is Reborn in Heaven 174Parable 86: King Prasenajit Sends Someone to Invite the Buddha, and So the King’s Messenger Is Reborn in Heaven 174Parable 87: When King Prasenajit Goes Begging Urging Conversion, a Poor Man Gives Him a Cloth and Is Reborn in Heaven 175Parable 88: An Elder Brother Constantly Urges His Younger Brother to Serve the Three Precious Things, but the Younger Brother Does Not Reverently Believe; the Elder Brother Is Reborn in Heaven 176Parable 89: A Father Hears That His Sons Have Attained the Path; He Is Glad and Obtains Rebirth in Heaven 176Parable 90: A Son Is Compelled by His Father to Go Forth and Is Reborn in Heaven 177Parable 91: The Arhat Jayanta Chases the Evil Dragon Far into the Sea 178Parable 92: Two Bhiksus Visit Jayanta and Are Reborn in Heaven 180Parable 93: The King of the Kuṣāṇas Meets the Arhat Jayanta 182Parable 94: The King of the Kuṣāṇas Has Three Wise Subjects as Virtuous Friends 183Chapter VIIIParable 95: A State Councillor and His Wife in the Land of Kāuśambī Have Evil Intentions toward the Buddha; but the Buddha Reforms Their Ways, and They Become Srotāpannas 188Parable 96: The Buddha’s Disciple Nanda Is Compelled by the Buddha to Go Forth, and He Attains the Path 191Parable 97: A Fine Athlete Converts a Band of Brigands in the Wilderness 196Parable 98: A State Councillor Hears the Doctrine and Renounces Desire 200Parable 99: The Nirgrantha Disciples Throw Themselves into a Pool of Fire but Are Saved by the Buddha 202Parable 100: Five Hundred White Wild Geese Hear the Doctrine and Are Reborn in Heaven 203Parable 101: Devadatta Releases the Maddened Elephant Dhanapāla, Wishing to Harm the Buddha 205Chapter IXParable 102: Katyayana Explains Eight Dreams to King Candapradyota 210Parable 103: The Golden Cat 216Parable 104: King Candapradyota Obtains Five Hundred Alms Bowls 218Parable 105: On Imploring the God Vemacitra, Hoping to Gain Considerable Wealth 219Parable 106: Hariti Loses Her Son 220Parable 107: The Priest in Charge of Sacrifices to a God 221Parable 108: The Sacrifice to the Spirit of a Tree 222Parable 109: A Woman Is Disgusted with Desire and Goes Forth 223Parable 110: A Son Lacking in Filial Piety Experiences a Painful Retribution 224Parable 111: The Discussion of King Menandros with Nagasena 224Parable 112: A Woman Lacking in Filial Piety Wants to Harm Her Mother-in-Law, but She Kills Her Husband 227Parable 113: The King of Benares Hears Calls from the Cemetery 227Parable 114: An Aged Bhiksu Obtains the Four Fruitions 230Parable 115: A Woman Is Utterly Sincere and Obtains the Fruition of the Path 232Chapter XParable 116: King Udayana 234Parable 117: Rahula 240Parable 118: A Old Brahman Is Duped 245Parable 119: A Brahman’s Wife Wants to Harm Her Mother-in-Law 248Parable 120: The Crows and the Owls Avenge Their Grievances 250Parable 121: A Maidservant Fights with a Goat 252